[RKDinOKC]

Better diagnosis and testing means better abilities to make the kids more normal?

We had a couple autistic boys in our Scout troop. They were a hand full. And that was being out in the country camping where you could just basically let them run wild and have a good time. The first couple of camping trips the Dads would come with us. After that, guess they figured their boys were safe because they just dropped em off and picked em up like the rest of the boys.

Thinking back on it our old scoutmaster must have had a heart of gold. He was retired from a medical disability from working at Tinker AFB. He took over the troop for his grandson had been in a car wreck and was severely disabled. His entire right side was gimped up and he had epileptic fits. Troop was half normal boys and the other half were mentally or physically challenged. He took us camping all the time and most of the time he was the only adult. That was a LOT of work for a retired old guy. The first thing you had to do in our troop was get your first aid badges. Later I read an article where his grandson had made it eagle scout, had taken over the troop and was petitioning the council to change requirements for a lot of the badges so handicapped kids could earn them.